Baahh-Nazoshnnii Brown-Almaweri ‘17 got a chance to get up
close to one of the world’s most renowned entrepreneurs thanks to her Galactic
Unite Scholarship through the United Negro College Fund.

The first year, mechanical engineering student had a chance to meet Sir Richard Branson
at a trip honoring young scholars chosen for the scholarship, which is funded
by clients and future astronauts of Virgin Galactic. The scholarship is used to
encourage female students to pursue careers in STEM.

Brown-Almaweri, who is from Oakland, Calif., and her fellow
students traveled to Los Angeles to meet Branson and learn what Virgin Galactic
is planning for space travel.

The student will attend future events with her fellow scholars as part of the Galactic Unite Scholarship program.